What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Eskragh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Eskragh, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised oval area sits in pasture on a low rise and contains an external flat-bottomed fosse, an earthen bank, a scarp and a possible underground passage in the western half. Hazel and hawthorn trees grow on the site, while a quarry hole and field boundary mark the surrounding land.

In pasture, on a low rise. A raised oval area (diam. 26.7m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by remains of a earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.4m) W-WNW and N-NNE and by a scarp (H 0.6m) elsewhere. An external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 0.45m) is evident W-NW and NE-E. There is a possible Man-made underground passage (SL037-076002-) in the W half of the interior. Some hazel and hawthorn trees grow on the rath. There is a quarry hole to NE and an E-W field boundary to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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